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Table 2 Assessment overview of the timing and content in the NOCfao study

From: “Study protocol for the ≥65 years NOrthern jutland Cohort of Fall risk Assessment with Objective measurements (the NOCfao study)”

Domain

Type of Assessment

Notes

BL

DM

FU

 

Origin

Demographic data

Age

Self-reported

x

    

Gender

Self-reported

x

    

Height

Measured in centimeters

x

    

Weight

Digitally measured on forceplate

x

    

Marital status

Self-reported

x

    

Type of dwelling

Self-reported

x

    

Use of mobility aids

Self-reported

x

    

Use of homecare

Self-reported

x

    

Health information

Chronic diseases

Self-reported

x

    

Number of prescribed medications

Self-reported

x

    

Fluid intake

Self-reported

x

    

Physical activity

Objectively measured physical activity

Pedometer (Stepwatch3), Repeatedly over 5 days

 

x

  

[60, 61]

Self-reported physical activity

IPAQ-elderly

x

   

[62]

Pain sensory profile

Muscle tissue

Pressure Pain Threshold

x

   

[63]

Severity and duration of pain

Self-reported obtained by NRS

x

   

[64, 65]

Location of pain

Body chart

x

   

[66]

Physical tests

Walking speed

10 m walking test

x

   

[67, 68]

Muscle strengths in lower extremities

30-s sit-to-stand

x

   

[69]

Muscle strengths in upper extremities

Seehan digital Hand grip dynamometer

x

   

[70, 71]

Balance

Force plate measures

x

   

[72]

 

Mini-BESTest

x

   

[73, 74]

Psychological factors

Anxiety of falling

Falls efficacy scale - International

x

   

[75]

Fall incidence

Fall incidence

and fall circumstance

Phone-interview on a monthly basis. Prospective 1 year

  

x

 

[76]

Fall history

Self-reported one-year history of falls

x

    
  1. Notes: BL: Baseline; DM: Diurnal measurements; FU: Follow-up